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Author Gilmore, William C., author.

Title The Confederate jurist : the legal life of Judah P. Benjamin / William C. Gilmore ; [foreword by Stephen C. Neff]
Published Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2021]
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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 154 pages) : illustrations
Contents Introduction -- Benjamin's emergence as an American lawyer and politician -- Slavery, succession and Benjamin's Confederate years -- Benjamin's exile and professional rebirth -- The rise and rise of Benjamin the barrister -- Appendix 1: The great escape : Benjamin's flight into exile
Summary A legal biography of Judah P. Benjamin (1811-1884): Jewish lawyer, U.S. Senator, Confederate statesman, political exile, leader of the English Bar, inspiration for Benjamin's Sale of Goods, and distinguished jurist
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-149) and index
Notes Description based on print version record
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Subject Benjamin, J. P. (Judah Philip), 1811-1884.
SUBJECT Benjamin, J. P. (Judah Philip), 1811-1884 fast
Subject Jewish lawyers -- United States -- Biography
Jewish lawyers -- England -- Biography
Lawyers -- United States -- Biography
Lawyers -- England -- Biography
Jewish politicians -- Confederate States of America -- Biography
Jewish statesmen -- Confederate States of America -- Biography
Politicians -- Confederate States of America -- Biography
Statesmen -- Confederate States of America -- Biography
Biography & Autobiography / Lawyers & Judges.
Politicians
Jewish politicians
Jewish lawyers
Jewish statesmen
Lawyers
Statesmen
England
United States
United States -- Confederate States of America
Genre/Form Electronic books
Biographies
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
Author Neff, Stephen C., author of foreword.
ISBN 9781474482028
1474482023
9781474482035
1474482031
9781399501828
1399501828